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Genesis 33:16–17

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16So Esau returned that day on his way to aSeir. 17But Jacob journeyed to bSuccoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.3

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Footnotes

  1. 3Succoth means booths

Cross references

  1. ach. 32:3
  2. bJosh. 13:27; Judg. 8:5; Ps. 60:6

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir. Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth, where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

That day Esau started on his way back to Seir, but Jacob went to Succoth. He built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.

NLTNew Living Translation

So Esau turned around and started back to Seir that same day. Jacob, on the other hand, traveled on to Succoth. There he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth (which means “shelters”).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Esau turned that day on his way to Seir. But Jacob traveled on to Succoth, and he built for himself a house, and he made shelters for his livestock. Therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.

KJV 1900King James Version

So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.